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29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: a. Fabrication building - On or about July 29, 2019, the employer failed to implement and enforce the use of an adequate energy control program where the program was not developed to include specifically outlined steps for each piece of machinery that the employees were assigned lockout tag out duties. The program also didn't include periodic inspections, specific procedures for locating, shutting down, isolating, blocking and verification of de-energized energy sources to protect employees from the hazards associated with lockout tag out.